California Stockpiles Penalties From Uninsured Residents Instead of Lowering Care Costs
(By Angela Hart for Kaiser Health News) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nearly three years after California started fining residents who don’t
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Hospital Charity Care: How It Works and Why It Matters
(By Zachary Levinson, Scott Hulver, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published November 3, 2022) About four in ten
Read moreRising out-of-pocket costs has ‘dramatic effects’ on hospital’s revenue cycle performance
(By Hayley DeSilva for Becker’s Hospital Review) New York City-based company Crowe, a public accounting, consulting and technology firm, released
Read moreNational uninsured rate hit record low this year
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) The national uninsured rate reached an all-time low of 8 percent in the
Read moreA Closer Look at the Remaining Uninsured Population Eligible for Medicaid and CHIP
(By Kendal Orgera, Robin Rudowitz, and Anthony Damico for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Nov 18, 2021) Recent policy attention on efforts
Read moreDirect Primary Care, With a Touch of Robin Hood
(By Bernard J. Wolfson for Kaiser Health News) MODESTO, Calif. — Britta Foster and Minerva Tiznado are in different leagues
Read moreHow to Crush Medical Debt: 5 Tips for Using Hospital Charity Care
(By Emily Pisacreta for Kaiser Health News) What if a law passed but no one enforced it? That’s essentially what
Read moreLess than 5% of US population accounts for 50% of healthcare spending: study
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Less than 5 percent of the U.S. population accounted for half of healthcare
Read moreLack of insurance leads to low survival rates for 16 cancers, research shows
(By Lauren Jensik for Becker’s Hospital Review) Uninsured patients ages 60 to 64 are twice as likely to receive late-stage cancer
Read moreBiden administration revokes billions in Texas Medicaid funding
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS rescinded approval for a waiver that would have extended reimbursement to Texas
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